Special Collections
The Arts and Special Collections Research Center holds over 48,000 unique items. Medieval manuscripts, early American tunebooks, papers of modern educators, manuscripts of contemporary composers, artist books, and an extensive collection of popular sheet music from the 19th and 20th centuries are all available - just schedule a visit!
Explore
Start your exploration of our music special collections here.
Find and Access
Special Collections materials can be discovered in OneSearch. Materials in the Special Collections will display a status of "By Appointment Only." Once you have identified an item or items that you would like to use, please use the Request a Visit form.
Digitized items from the special collections can be searched in our Digital Collections here.
